Someone wrote a Wikipedia entry about me, identifying me as an atheist because I’d said in a book I wrote that I wasn’t a believer.
ALAN ALDASeveral thousand people had been locked up unjustly and, by an incredible coincidence, all in the same prison. On the other hand, they knew an awful lot about how to knife somebody.
More Alan Alda Quotes
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For me, I find that even though I’ve accomplished a few things in my life, looking back on accomplishments doesn’t give me a sense of satisfaction.
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Really top-notch directors, I’ve often worked with them just to see how they work.
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Eventually, I found a radical way of thinking about listening. Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.
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I wouldn’t live in California. All that sun makes you sterile.
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Begin challenging your own assumptions.
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I’ve been nominated twice before as actor in a leading part. Now I’m nominated as actor in a supporting part.
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Almost everybody that’s well-known gets tagged with a nickname.
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Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while or the light won’t come in. If you challenge your own, you won’t be so quick to accept the unchallenged assumptions of others.
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Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.
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I’m most at home on the stage. I was carried onstage for the first time when I was six months old.
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Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.
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Testosterone Poisoning: … Until now it has been thought that the level of testosterone in men is normal simply because they have it.
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Originality is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe – you can’t take a taxi.
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What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.
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I have thought about punching people out. Sometimes, I’ve thought, ‘Why don’t I just act on that impulse?’ But then, I’ve never hit anybody in anger. Hey! I’ve never hit anybody for fun.
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